Ratings: House Checks Out With a 16-Week High

Fox’s House wrapped up its eight-season run with a total of 8.7 million viewers watching the medical drama’s very final hour, while scoring a 2.9 demo rating. That marks a 30 percent increase week-to-week and a 16-week high, plus the total audience nearly matched the Season 6 finale (which drew 8.9 mil).

The retrospective teeing up the swan song opened the night with 6.15 million viewers and a 2.0 rating, placing third in the 8 o’clock hour.

* Dancing With the Stars‘ final performance night was watched by 16.5 million total viewers and scored a 2.8 demo rating, up a few percentage points from last Monday but way shy of the 22 mil-plus who caught a year ago’s final dance-off.

* Week 2 of The Bachelorette (7.7 mil/2.4) was down a few percentage points.

* America’s Got Talent (9.5 mil/3.1) dropped 9 and 16 percent week-to-week, yet easily led the night in the demo. American Ninja Warrior premiered out of that with 6.1 mil and a 2.4, up sharply (52 and 40 percent) from last summer’s finale.

Well we would see that if the ratings system were finally brought out of the dark ages and they could count ALL the numbers. There’s network website streaming (like nbc.com), Hulu, iTunes, DVR, etc. Get with the times, ratings!

I totally agree. I don’t even mind commercials in them if they change them up. Also they need to change demographic. We have an aging population and people 50+ actually care what is on and probably don’t like reality as much

American Ninja Warrior aired it’s first three seasons on the G4 network, but last summer they aired the season 3 finale on NBC (as a kind of test run, I assume). They’ve changed the format this year, showing the regional qualifying rounds Sundays on G4 and airing the regional finals Mondays on NBC.

AGT’s ratings were not as good than last week despite Howard Stern’s debut as a judge. Wish they considered to have a better replacement for Piers Morgan at the judges’ table. Guess people were excited as I am when they watched Game Four of the Rangers-Devils series and the Oklahoma City Thunder had the last laugh on Kobe and the Lakers. :-(

Those people (I’m guessing you were one of them) must be pretty stupid then. It was a very good finale. Also, Matt pointed out the rating was also identical to the season 6 finale “Help Me” which was probably the 2nd best show of the entire series.

So if “no1curr” they must be mentally impaired people. Guess a show like House just flies over the average American’s head.

That’s because you have a lot of people who can’t accept that this series was never meant to be about Huddy.

Great finale and the 2nd to last episode was outstanding. Anyone who reads an article and trolls fans of the show they don’t like on the comment board needs to be checked into a mental institution and seen by Dr. Nolan.

@ Sg. Grant
You r a real …”DOUFUS”- and I’m very polite…stop passing rude comments each time I post something & y did it to Bad Kevin too last Thursday (I checked) – and I don’t know him, but I’m pretty sure he feel the same way.. If yr not interested/unable to write a honest commentaries for this article/s on this post (or others)..Keep yr thoughts
for yourself instead…

Before my comments be rudely stalked by my “web bully” The thing I want say is..I really enjoyed the finale..not was powerful like ” No Reason”-ssn2 or “House’s Head”- ssn4 or even “BROKEN” was…But fitting to closed the entire 8 yrs…I’m kind a bit dissapointed about the ratings…but it’s ok…
As for the “Swan Song” retrospective…was wonderful! HLaurie did an amazing job/better than any homage I saw form others series…& proof how he is/was respectful to everyone (cast & crew) “vice/versa” who worked hard to created the series..